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Parallel JOB 38:37

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BI Job 38:37 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Who has enough wisdom to number the clouds,
 ⇔ and who will tip over the water jars of the sky

OET-LVWho will_he_count [the]_clouds in/on/at/with_wisdom and_water_jars of_heaven who will_he_make_to_lie_down.

UHBמִֽי־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּ⁠חָכְמָ֑ה וְ⁠נִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃
   (miy-yəşapēr shəḩāqim bə⁠ḩākəmāh və⁠niⱱlēy shāmayim miy yashkiyⱱ.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΤίς δὲ ὁ ἀριθμῶν νέφη σοφίᾳ, οὐρανὸν δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔκλινε;
   (Tis de ho arithmōn nefaʸ sofia, ouranon de eis gaʸn ekline; )

BrTrAnd who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven down to the earth?

ULTWho by wisdom will number the clouds?
 ⇔ Or the water skins of the skies, who will tilt

USTAre you able to count how many clouds there are?
 ⇔ Can you make it rain

BSBWho has the wisdom to count the clouds?
 ⇔ Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens


OEBWho spreadeth the clouds out in wisdom?
 ⇔ Who tilteth the pitchers of heaven,

WEBBEWho can count the clouds by wisdom?
 ⇔ Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,

WMBB (Same as above)

NETWho by wisdom can count the clouds,
 ⇔ and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

LSVWho numbers the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens,
Who causes to lie down,

FBVWho is clever enough to count the clouds? Who can turn heaven's water jars on their sides

T4TAnd who is skilled/wise enough to be able to count the clouds?
 ⇔ Who can tilt the jugs of water in the sky to cause the rain to fall,

LEB• the clouds with wisdom? Or[fn] who can tilt heaven’s jars,


38:1 Hebrew “And”

BBEBy whose wisdom are the clouds numbered, or the water-skins of the heavens turned to the earth,

MoffNo Moff JOB book available

JPSWho can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

ASVWho can number the clouds by wisdom?
 ⇔ Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

DRAWho can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep?

YLTWho doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

DrbyWho numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,

RVWho can number the clouds by wisdom? or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

WbstrWho can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

KJB-1769Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,[fn]


38.37 stay: Heb. cause to lie down

KJB-1611[fn]Who can number the cloudes in wisedome? or who can stay the bottles of heauen,
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)


38:37 Heb. who can cause to lie downe.

BshpsWho numbreth the cloudes in wysdome? who stilleth the vehement waters of the heauen?
   (Who numberth the clouds in wisdom? who stilleth the vehement waters of the heaven?)

GnvaWho can nomber cloudes by wisedome? or who can cause to cease the bottels of heaue,
   (Who can number clouds by wisdom? or who can cause to cease the bottels of heaven, )

Cvdlwho nombreth the cloudes in wisdome? who stilleth ye vehement waters of the heaue?
   (who numberth the clouds in wisdom? who stilleth ye/you_all vehement waters of the heaven?)

WyclWho schal telle out the resoun of heuenes, and who schal make acordyng of heuene to sleep?
   (Who shall telle out the resoun of heavens, and who shall make acordyng of heaven to sleep?)

LuthWer ist so weise, der die Wolken erzählen könnte? Wer kann die Wasserschläuche am Himmel verstopfen,
   (Who is so weise, the/of_the the Wolken erzählen könnte? Who kann the waterschläuche in/at/on_the heaven verstopfen,)

ClVgQuis enarrabit cælorum rationem? et concentum cæli quis dormire faciet?
   (Who enarrabit cælorum rationem? and concentum cæli who/any dormire faciet? )


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב

and,water_jars heavens who? tilt

Yahweh is speaking of the clouds in the skies as if they were water skins, containers for liquid made of animals skins, like the wineskins that Elihu described in 32:19. When Yahweh asks who will tilt these water skins, he means who will tip them over so that they pour out their contents. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Or who will make the clouds pour out water onto the earth”

BI Job 38:37 ©